GRE Word List
AMALGAM
a mixture of different elements
The meaning of the word amalgam is a mixture of different elements.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| relent | to become less severe, harsh, or strict usually from reasons of humanity |
| abstract | disassociated from any specific instance |
| prune | a plum dried or capable of drying without fermentation |
| lust | usually intense or unbridled sexual desire : lasciviousness |
| inception | an act, process, or instance of beginning : commencement |
| vampire | the reanimated body of a dead person believed to come from the grave at night and suck the blood of persons asleep |
| mottled | marked with spots of different colors : having blotches of two or more colors |
| explicate | to give a detailed explanation of |
| apiary | a place where bees are kept |
| excoriate | to wear off the skin of : abrade |